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Wound Closure Or Scar Revision After Shoulder Amputation

Maryland rates for HCPCS 23921

A follow-up operation on the stump left after an amputation at the shoulder. The surgeon trims back unhealthy or excess tissue and closes the wound properly, or reshapes a scar that has healed badly or is painful.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wound Closure Or Scar Revision After Shoulder Amputation cost?

$490

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $525.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $214 to $933Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $407 to $776
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $468professional $490

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$524.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$977.24
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$741.31

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$490

CA $4,898DE $479

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.